Robert Seaman Granger
Born: May 24, 1816
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio
Father: Ebenezer Granger 1781 – 1822
Mother: Eliza Seaman 1795 –
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio)
Wife: Anna Elizabeth Turner 1828 – 1895
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio)
Education:,
1838: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (28th in class)
Occupation before War:
1838 – 1839: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment
1838 – 1840: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1839 – 1847: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment
1840: Recruiter for United States Army
1841 – 1843: Frontier Duty at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
1843: Frontier Duty at Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin
1843 – 1844: Assistant Infantry Tactics Instructor at West Point
1844 – 1845: Frontier Duty at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
1845: Frontier Duty at Fort Des Moines, Iowa
1845: Frontier Duty at Jefferson Barracks
1845 – 1846: Frontier Duty at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
1846 – 1847: Frontier Duty at Dubuque, Iowa
1847 – 1848: Garrison Duty at Vera Cruz, Mexico
1847 – 1861: Captain United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment
1848: Member of the Military Commission in Mexico City, Mexico
1848: Garrison Duty at East Pascagoula, Mississippi
1848: Frontier Duty at Fort Brown, Texas
1849 – 1850: Recruiter for United States Army
1850: Scouting Duty for United States Army
1850 – 1852: Frontier Duty at Fort Merrill, Texas
1852: Served in the March to the Rio Llano
1852 – 1854: Frontier Duty at Fort Terrett, Texas
1854: Frontier Duty at San Antonio, Texas
1854: Frontier Duty at Camp Blake, Texas
1854 – 1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Duncan, Texas
1855 – 1856: Conductor of recruits in Texas
1856 – 1861: Frontier Duty at Fort Lancaster, Texas
Suffered from effects of chronic intestinal disease
Civil War Career:
1861: Captured with Sibley's command on April 27th
1861 – 1862: Paroled stated he could not serve against CSA Lines
1861: Organizer of Volunteers in Mansfield, Ohio
1861 – 1862: Disbursing Officer and preparing recruits Cincinnati, Ohio
1862: Commander of Louisville, Kentucky
1862 – 1865: Major of United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment
1862: Brigadier General of Kentucky State Troops
1862: Served in the fighting at Shepherdsville, Kentucky
1862: Served in the Skirmish at Lebanon Junction
1862: Conveyor of trains from Louisville to Elizabethtown, Kentucky
1862: Served in the fighting at Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
1862: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
1862 – 1863: Union Commander at Bowling Green, Kentucky
1862 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1863: Division Commander in Skirmish of Eaglesville, Tennessee
1863: Commander of Union Army District of Nashville, Tennessee
1863: Union Army Commander of District of Middle Tennessee
1863 – 1864: Superintendent of defenses in Nashville, Tennessee
1863 – 1864: Organizer of Depot at Nashville, Tennessee
1864 – 1865: Commander of District of Northern Alabama
1864: Served in the capture of Roddy's camp near Courtland
1864: Served in the expulsion of General Wheeler from Middle, Tennessee
1864: Union Army Commander of Huntsville, Alabama
1864: Served as Defender of Decatur Alabama from Hood's Army
1864: Union Army Commander at Stevenson, Alabama
1864 – 1865: Served in the Occupation of North Alabama
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for Gallantry in Defense of Decatur
1865 – 1866: Leave of Absence from the Army
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the War
1866: Commander of United States Army, 11th Infantry at Richmond
1866 – 1869: Lt. Colonel of United States Army, 11th Infantry Regiment
1866: Mustered out of Volunteer Service on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1869: Lt. Colonel of United States Army, 11th Infantry Regiment
1866 – 1867: Commander of District of Henrico Virginia
1867: Commander of Regimental headquarters in Richmond, Virginia
1867 – 1868: Commander of Sub – District of Richmond, Virginia
1868 – 1869: Commander of Camp Grant in Virginia
1869 – 1871: Lt. Colonel of United States Army 16th Infantry Regiment
1869 – 1870: U.S. Army Post Commander in Jackson, Mississippi
1870: Served on Court Martial duty for United States Army
1870: Acting Inspector General of the Division of the South
1871: Depot Commander in Newport Barracks, Kentucky
1871: Superintendent of General Recruiting in Kentucky
1871 – 1873: Colonel of United States Army, 21st Infantry Regiment
1871: On Duty in San Francisco, California
1872 – 1873: Regimental Commander in United States Army
1872 – 1873: On Sick leave suffering from chronic dyspepsia
1873: Retired from United States Army with 30 years' service
1873 – 1894: Retired Military Officer suffering from nephritis
Died: April 25, 1894
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Nephritis
Age at time of Death: 77 years old
Burial Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio
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